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    The escalation of the conflict between the Huron and the Iroquois was founded in the French preference for trade with the Huron and the Huron refusal to trade with the Mohawk‚ a tribe of the Iroquois five nations. The Mohawk where described as “trying to force the Huron to trade with them and ... when their efforts in this direction where unsuccessful‚ did they decide to destroy the Huron” (Trigger 110). In the movie the hate between the Huron

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    On Thursday‚ April 21st‚ I had the opportunity to attend a jazz combos concert. I took it upon myself to attend this concert because of my interest for jazz and all that goes along with this genre of music. This concert involved two different groups of musicians performing music in the typical laid back fashion that most jazz performances are played in. Throughout this reaction I will give a few things I liked and disliked about these two groups of performers and specifically what intrigued me about

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    Nature: Goddess of Africa

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    with a shake of her head.”--- Okara recites his view of the spirit of Africa as a form of the Nature Goddess in the poem The Mystic Drum. Okara worships her to revive the spirit of Africa‚ and the way he seemed to be doing it is by being more and more close to the nature. This closeness can be found in most of the poems of this African poet Gabriel Okara. The Mystic Drum‚ The Call of The River Nun‚ The Snow Flakes Sail Gently Down‚ Moon in The Bucket‚ You Laughed and Laughed and Laughed are only a few

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    James Brown is signing with two background male singers. There is an electric bass guitar present along with an acoustic guitar‚ piano and drum set are also playing. The tempo is fast it is a major piece the texture is polyphonic. The song makes you want to dance and move it will get you out of you chair and up on your feet. There are many other type of music throughout

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    Cherokee Ball Game Lacrosse was invented by Native Americans in what is now eastern North America in the 1400s. It was played mostly by Cherokee tribes in the southeast and Mohawk tribes in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley areas. The strategy of the game is the same today as it was then. Players use long poles with nets to move a ball down a field toward another team’s goal. To score they must get the ball into the goal. Today‚ lacrosse is played as a professional and a recreational sport

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    the rhythmic accents on the off-beat‚ usually played by guitar or piano (or both)‚ known as the skank. This pattern accents the second and fourth beat in each bar (or the ands of each beat depending on how the music is counted) and combines with the drums emphasis on beat three to create a unique feel and sense of phrasing in contrast to most other popular genres focus on beat one‚ the "downbeat" Stylistic elements: The tempo of reggae is usually felt as slower than the popular Jamaican forms‚ ska

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    Essay of Sayeed Abubakar

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    Tran 1 Vivian Tran Ms.Parnaby Honors English 10 March 3‚ 2014. Elements of Poetry Affect the Theme in “Poem of Hatred” The poem “Poem of Hatred‚” by Sayeed Abubakar centers on the idea of the stupidity and vices of humanity. The poem itself gives a revolutionary call‚ and the poet conveys his message by using politics and the psychological behavior of humans. His strong use of words draws out the reader’s emotions‚ and allows them to comprehend the dark theme of the overall poem. Each stanza

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    stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick. When originally played by native peoples it was known by several different names‚ depending on the tribe‚ including "bagataway" or "the little brother of war" in the Inca language‚ and "tewaarathon" in the Mohawk language.[1] The boys/men’s version of the game is a contact sport‚ which requires padding such as shoulder pads‚ gloves‚ helmets‚ elbow pads‚ cup‚ and sometimes rib guards. The girls/women’s game limits stick contact and prohibits body contact‚ requiring

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    type of printer that produces letter-quality type.daisy-wheel is a serial printer A daisy-wheel printer works on the same principle as a ball-head typewriter. The daisy wheel is a disk made of plastic or metalon which characters stand out in relief along the

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    clinking. In other words‚ a simple dance movement such as crossing the dancer feet can produce beautiful music along with the sound of the drums. It was interesting to see the women dances to move and stop their fetes exactly when the drum beats. The men’s Fancy dance was extraordinary and probably the most exciting dance in the event. The dance seems to be fast and hard to follow the drum beats. However‚ these men dancers were high energetic and they ace the moves. I believe that this dance is one

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